Adjustable shade bracket



7, 0- s. P. LAWRENCE 1,777,697 v ADJUSTABLE SHADE BRACKET Filed Dec. 15, 1928 In ucnior Gran ville Z. La wrencc Attorney PatentedOct. 7, 1-930 i v p i i 1 UNITED STATES 1 PATENT oFncE GRANvrtnn r. LAWRENCE, 'OIEBQALTIMORE, MARYiiAND EVADJUS'IABLE SHADEFBRAOKET Application filed December 13, 19 2 1 seriai mnaasflee. Y

The'present inventionrelatesto improve of the base plate are bent over toward the 111611155 inwindow shade brackets and has for 3 front andithe bent overportions are slightly its principal object to provide a bracket that curved to form the flanges 3lthat are spaced includes abase andplate adapted to be fixedly from the adjacent face; of the base plate to 1 o secured on the window casing, the shade roll! provide longitudinal grooves or guideways-d er supporting fixturebeing slidaloly adjusted along eacheclge of the plate. i I

on the base plate, means, being associated l The plate 1 is provided with the transversewiththe fixture for positively securing the ly disposed spaced grooves or serrations 5 same in an easy predeterminedadjusted po- ,for a purposehereinafterito be more fully. in sition on the base plate. 3 i y described. Forming a salient partof the A further object is ,toprovide an adjust present invention is theshade roller fixture ableshade bracket of theabove mentioned denoted generally by the numeral Gandthe character that willratf all times be positive fsame includes a slide'plate 7 from which'exand efficient inits operation, the same cjonsisttends thebracket arm. 8 at one end thereof. 15 ingofrelatively few partsso' that thefixture. Theslide plate? is adapted forslidable can. be adjusted Without any difficulty, said movement within the opposed guideways or 1 X bracket being further simple in construction, grooves l. The bracket arm 8 isjformed at i i inexpensive, strong and durable and further its outer end with the usual shade roller welladapted to the purposes for which it is .pintlereceiving slot or opening as indicated s designed. p i a p at 9in FigureB, it bong understoodof course Other objects and advantages will become that the bracket arm of one fixture is formed apparent during the course of the following with an opening while the bracket arm of the. description. V complementary fixture, arranged at the op- In the accompanying drawing, forming a posits sidesof the windowcasing isformed part of this specification, and in which like ith the l t, 1 numerals indicate like parts throughout the The flanges? retain the slide plates 7 of the same: fixture 6 in position on the base plate lbut Figure 1. is a Side GleValJiOll 0 the j s said fixture can be moved from the stationary able shade bracket embodying my invention, base plate by sliding the same out of either i :10 parts being shown broken away, end of the guideways L. p

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional vlew Atooth 10isformedon the bottoinface of taken approximately 011 the line 2-2 f F g- V the free end portion of the slide plate? for .00- ure 1 looking downwardly, operationwith the transverse groove or serra- Figure 3 is a vertical section taken approxti ns 5, One of the corners of the slide slate 35 imately on the line 33 of Figure 1 looking 7 t thefree end. thereof is bent lateral y to g in he Cl Of the arrows, provide a stop 11. finger '12 is struck up Figure 4 is a fragmentary de il P' Q ,outwardly from the opposite edge portion of tive View of the shade roller fixture showing .th l id l t T d th f d f thi the pivoted locking member associated thereto u is b l d i di t d t f r a 40 with. V a pose to be presently described. i V 0 In the drawing wherein for the purpose Formin a li t t f th t i of illustration is shown the preferred emv tlon-is the locking barl lithat is pivoted bodiment ofmy i11V811 e numeral 1 at its intermediate portion on the outer face ignates the base plate which'is preferably 1 of the free end portion of the slide plate? a .1 15 constructed of sheet metal and is provided at 15. f i a p with suitable holes-2 at the corners thereof The outer edge portion of the bar 14:" is for securing the same to a window frame or formed withtheconcavedcutaway portion 16 the like bymeans of screws or nails not to-accommodate ashade that extends across shown. the window casing. H i

50 The upper and. lower longitudinal edges Formed on the free of i this pivoted 1 00 lll locking bar are the opposed cam portions 17 that function in the manner to be presently described in detail.

Suitable finger-engaging projections 18 are formed on the outer edge of the pivoted locking bar 1% adjacent the respective cams 17 whereby to manipulate the locking bar.

When the parts are arranged as shown in the drawing it will be observed that the looking bar 14: is disposed vertically and one end is disposed against the stop 11 while the other end rides over the beveled portion 13 of the tongue 12 and this tongue prevents casual movement of the pivoted locking bar.

\Vhen in this position, the cam portions 17 cooperate with the inner faces of the respec tive curved flanges 3 thus forcing the slide plate 7 against the base plate 1 and further maintaining the tooth in locking engagement with one of the grooves or serrations 5 w 'fixed position on the base plate, a stop formso that the fixture is locked in its properly adjusted position.

By grasping a finger piece 18 and turning the locking bar in one direction, the same is moved out of engagement with the flanges 3 and then the fixture is free to slide along in the guideway.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that I have orovided an adjustable shade bracket that can be readily and easily adjusted and there will be absolutely no possibility of the shade fixture becoming loose from its properly adjusted position.

Furthermore due to its simplicity, the shade bracket can be constructed at a very low cost and the same will be strong and durable.

WhileI have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim as new is: i

1. In a shade bracket of the class described having a stationary base, the upper and lower ends thereof being bent over to form spaced flanges which are spaced from the front face of the base plate to provide longitudinal guideways, the combination of, a shade fixture including a slide plate adapted to move along the front face of the base plate in the guideways, a bracket arm extending from the slide plate, a locking bar pivoted intermediate its ends on the slide plate, and opposed cains formed on the respective ends of the locking bar for cooperation with the inner faces of the respective flanges to lock the slide plate against the front face of the base plate and maintain the shade fixture in fixed position on the base plate, a stop forming member extending outwardly from the base plate and against which one end of the locking lever is adapted to engage when in locking position, and a spring tongue struck out tudinal uidewa s the combination of a shade fixture including a slide plate adapted to move along the front face of the base plate in said guideways, a bracket arm extendin from the slide plate, a locking bar pivoted intermediate its ends on the slide plate, and opposed cams formed on the respective ends of the locking bar for cooperation with the inner faces of the respective flanges to lock the slide plate against the front face of the base plate and maintain the shade fixture in -1ng member extending outwardly from the base plate and against which one end of the locking lever is adapted to engage when in a locking position, and a spring tongue struck out from the opposite portion of the slide plate for engagement with the other end por tion of the locking lever to prevent casual movement of the locking bar, and a finger engaging projection formed on the outer edge of the locking bar inwardly of the respective cam for use in manipulating the locking bar to move the same into an operative or inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GRANVILLE P. LAWRENCE.

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